1. Visual 1.1 US&R National US&R Response System Operational Readiness Exercise & Evaluation Program After Action Conference Exercise Name Date N ATIONAL U RBAN S EARCH & R ESCUE R ESPONSE S YSTEM O PERATIONAL E XERCISE & E VALUATION P ROGRAM

2. Visual 1.2 US&R National US&R Response System Operational Readiness Exercise & Evaluation Program Agenda Introductions and Opening Remarks Exercise Summary Strengths Areas of Improvement After Action Report (AAR) Review Improvement Plan (IP) Development Next Steps

3. Visual 1.3 US&R National US&R Response System Operational Readiness Exercise & Evaluation Program Introductions Your name Your organization Your role during the exercise One key success during the exercise One key challenge during the exercise

4. Visual 1.4 US&R National US&R Response System Operational Readiness Exercise & Evaluation Program Exercise Summary  Summary

5. Visual 1.5 US&R National US&R Response System Operational Readiness Exercise & Evaluation Program Exercise Objectives Mobilization Transportation of personnel and cache Establishing a Base of Operations (BoO) Onsite Operations Demobilization/Redeploy/AAR/IP

6. Visual 1.6 US&R National US&R Response System Operational Readiness Exercise & Evaluation Program Scenario Synopsis 6

7. Visual 1.7 US&R National US&R Response System Operational Readiness Exercise & Evaluation Program Evaluation Trained evaluators used Exercise Evaluation Guides (EEGs) during the exercise to track activities. Feedback forms and a participant Hot Wash were used to gather information from participants for evaluation. 7

8. Visual 1.8 US&R National US&R Response System Operational Readiness Exercise & Evaluation Program Key Strengths 8

9. Visual 1.9 US&R National US&R Response System Operational Readiness Exercise & Evaluation Program Key Areas for Improvement

10. Visual 1.10 US&R National US&R Response System Operational Readiness Exercise & Evaluation Program Report Approval Process Decision by consensus Unresolved issues (e.g., consensus not attained)  Consider compromises  Refer to exercise lead  Consult with applicable organization

11. Visual 1.11 US&R National US&R Response System Operational Readiness Exercise & Evaluation Program AAR Review and Approval Report Sections: Section 3: Analysis of Capabilities Section 4: Conclusion Appendix A: Improvement Plan Appendix B: Lessons Learned (optional) Appendix C: Participant Feedback (optional) Appendix D: Exercise Events Summary Table (optional) Appendix E: Performance Ratings (optional) Appendix F: Acronyms

12. Visual 1.12 US&R National US&R Response System Operational Readiness Exercise & Evaluation Program Improvement Plan (IP) Development Determine:  Corrective action  Responsible TF/agency(ies)  Agency point of contact (POC)  Start date  Completion date

13. Visual 1.13 US&R National US&R Response System Operational Readiness Exercise & Evaluation Program Writing Corrective Actions Determine action needed to fix the problem. Choices:  No further action; already fixed  No further action; not worth fixing  Accept recommendation as is  Choose new action—add to AAR

14. Visual 1.14 US&R National US&R Response System Operational Readiness Exercise & Evaluation Program Writing Improvement Actions Generally plans, policies and procedures, training, equipment and facilities, outreach and task force coordination, exercises All follow-up actions must have:  What must be done  Who will do it (group and POC)  When it will be done (specify reasonable date)

15. Visual 1.15 US&R National US&R Response System Operational Readiness Exercise & Evaluation Program Sample Improvement Action Template (Who) will prepare/revise ________ plan to (correct what?) by (when). (Who) will prepare/revise ________ policy or procedure to (correct what?) by (when). (Who) will conduct training for (group) in (what?) so that ______ by (when). (Who) will obtain/repair _______ equipment/facilities so as to __________ by (when). (Who) will conduct _________ study/analysis to __(action required)__ so as to _______________. (Who) will convene a working group of __(people/agencies)__ to __(action required)__ so as to correct ___(what)___.

16. Visual 1.16 US&R National US&R Response System Operational Readiness Exercise & Evaluation Program Improvement Plan (IP) Matrix Capability Observation Title Recommendation Corrective Action Description Capability Element Primary Responsible Agency Agency POC Start Date Completion Date [Capability 1: Capability Name] Observation 1.1 Insert Recommendation 1 Insert Corrective Action Planning Insert Corrective Action Planning Insert Recommendation 2 Insert Corrective Action Training Insert Corrective Action Task Force Leaders Observation 1.2 Insert Recommendation 3 Insert Corrective Action Logistics Insert Corrective Action Logistics

17. Visual 1.17 US&R National US&R Response System Operational Readiness Exercise & Evaluation Program Action Brief  Which items require no further action  Recommendations with no change to actions  Changed or new actions and why

18. Visual 1.18 US&R National US&R Response System Operational Readiness Exercise & Evaluation Program Wrapup Next steps  Memo report  Followup progress meeting (optional) Closing comments